A bigger board will give him the surface area needed to get up easier . But if he has any clue a 140 should be easy to get up on.
Tell him to let the boat do the work. If he trys and pulls himself it wont work to hot.
I'm 6'5 240 and i dont have any problems on smaller boards.
Btw- Brett thats a pretty gay email address.....
(Message edited by ethan31 on June 23, 2007)